Critical Role

Information Architect:

• To make site maps, content maps, page schematics and text-based outlines explaining what the web site consists of
  
• To make the site interactive
  
• To make the site user friendly
  

Graphic Designer:

• Creating graphics to better show what the website is about
  
• Symbols that make page visually pleasing to the user
  
• Use colors that look good together like complimentary colors and so on 
  

Content Manager:

• Include textual information that fits the style of the page
  
• Summarize and put main points in the first paragraph
  
•  Write the info so people can scan the info
  

My Individual Role: Graphics

1. The graphics designer is in charge of the art direction of the site.

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2. Illustration: creating graphics to better show what your website is about. including logos and brands.

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3. Photography: images to show what your site is about and if you are selling something to show your products.

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4. Using color correctly: Have colors that look good together such as complimentary or adjacent colors. the color wheel is your best friend.

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5. Symbols: make the page visually pleasing to the user. Not bland.

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6. Use brands, styles, and expressions to communicate to the user. Show the user what you are about.

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Color Scheme

Color schemes and the mixing of colors are very important to every day life. On football uniforms color scheme is very important. This is modeled in the Denver Broncos' uniforms. Their colors are blue and orange. Those two colors are complimentary. The colors that create orange are red and yellow. The colors that combine to make green are yellow and blue. The two colors that crate purple are blue and red. Tints are lightened colors demonstrated by white+color=tint. Shades are darkened colors demonstrated by color+black=shade. Neutral colors are colors that have equal parts of each primary color. Black, white, gray, and sometimes brown are neutral colors. There are three main types of color schemes. 

1. Analogus: The colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel.

Example: www.nfl.com 

2. Complementary: The colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.

Example: www.blogger.com

3. Monochromatic: There is one color just different shades of it.

Example: www.apple.com

The Perfect Web Site

The perfect web site takes many things. Here are a few of the characteristics that a perfect website must have.

1. The site must have graphics on the home page that have something to do with the website.

2. The site must have the graphics optimized so the website loads quickly.

3. The sites color scheme must have good contrast so you can read what is on the site.

4. The background should be a neutral color and not an animation.

5. The site should have information to do with the website. No pop-ups.

6. If you need animations keep them to minimum.

7. The site should not have music that would annoy the user.

8. The site should have button states to let the user know that they are on the page and not click the same button twice

9. The site should have a comment board so the user can give the designer tips on the site

10. The site should not have any pages that don't work

11. The site should be under construction very little.

12. The site should have roll overs.

13. The site should be organized. Not scattered,.

14. The site should be informative.

15. The site should have special photo sections.

On The Cutting Edge

1. The RFP in being requested by the CEO of a major company.

2. He called a meeting in the zone because he needed to show the CEO that Eye Site could handle the job.

3. We will give the CEO a description of the perfect website and a design grid.

4 . You should get your team to describe what a perfect web site is to them. Then you should write down these ideas on a list and try to over come any disagreements.

5. The words mean different things to everyone what is "cool" to you might not be "cool" to the CEO.

6. The CEO wants a description of the perfect website. The team will achieve this by creating a design grid which is a chart with the description.

7.  Chris Smiley: Graphics Designer Daniel Lobban: Content Manager Connor Powers: Information Architect